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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1665-5044</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de neurociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. neurocienc.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-5044</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Neurología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1665-50442024000500005</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rmn.24000030</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cisternal puncture and cervical puncture: current uses and historical review]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Punción cisternal y punción cervical: usos actuales y revisión histórica]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Arellano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Balderrama-Bañares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez-Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alonso]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Mena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Department of Interventional Neuroradiology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>143</fpage>
<lpage>147</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-50442024000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-50442024000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-50442024000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[A 61-year-old female diagnosed with neurocysticercosis was evaluated in the interventional neuroradiology department. Cerebrospinal fluid by cervical puncture was requested by the attending physician, and informed consent was obtained. The process was completed satisfactorily; fluid samples were obtained on the first attempt, and no complications were noted. Despite their drawbacks, both cisternal and cervical punctures continue to be techniques of great value and scope for various types of patients, whose descriptions and procedures must be remembered. This article describes a case report and a bibliographic review of the procedures, history and progress, indications and contraindications, as well as their probable complications.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Una mujer de 61 años diagnosticada con neurocisticercosis fue evaluada en el departamento de neurorradiología intervencionista. El médico tratante solicitó una punción cervical para obtener líquido cefalorraquídeo y se obtuvo el consentimiento informado. El proceso se completó satisfactoriamente; se obtuvieron muestras de líquido cefalorraquídeo en el primer intento y no se observaron complicaciones. A pesar de sus inconvenientes, tanto la punción cisternal como la cervical siguen siendo técnicas de gran valor y alcance para diversos tipos de pacientes, cuyas descripciones y procedimientos deben ser recordados. En este artículo se describe un caso clínico y una revisión bibliográfica de los procedimientos, antecedentes y evolución, indicaciones y contraindicaciones, así como sus probables complicaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cisternal puncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cervical puncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diagnostic test]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Intrathecal administration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Punción cisternal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Punción cervical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prueba diagnóstica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Administración intratecal]]></kwd>
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